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==Passenger airlines and destinations==
==Passenger airlines and destinations==
*[[Sun Country Airlines]] (Laughlin/Bullhead City [seasonal charter])
*[[Sun Country Airlines]] (Laughlin/Bullhead City [seasonal charter])
* [[Myrtle Beach Dierct Air]] (Myrtle Beach) Begins March 8, 2008


==Cargo airline service==
==Cargo airline service==

Revision as of 21:21, 25 October 2007

39°48′50″N 082°55′40″W / 39.81389°N 82.92778°W / 39.81389; -82.92778

Rickenbacker International Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorColumbus Regional Airport Authority
ServesColumbus, Ohio
Elevation AMSL744 ft / 227 m
Websitewww.rickenbacker.org
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5R/23L 12,102 3,689 Asphalt/Concrete
5L/23R 11,937 3,638 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations56,998
Based aircraft72

Rickenbacker International Airport (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK, FAA LID: LCK) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Columbus, a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also operates Port Columbus International Airport and Bolton Field.[1]

It was originally opened in 1942 as Lockbourne Army Air Base (named after the nearby village of Lockbourne), and was home base to the famed Tuskegee Airmen after World War II. It was renamed Lockbourne Air Force Base on January 13, 1948, by Dept. of the Air Force General Order No. 2. Lockbourne AFB was redesignated Rickenbacker Air Force Base on May 18, 1974, by Dept. of the Air Force Special Order GA-11 of March 6, 1974, to honor Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker, the leading American fighter pilot of World War I. The base was transferred from the Strategic Air Command to the Air National Guard and redesignated Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base on April 1, 1980, by Dept. of the Air Force Special Order GA-34 of May 20, 1980. It was realigned as Rickenbacker Air National Guard Station on September 30, 1994 by the 1991 Congressional Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Today, Rickenbacker International is used primarily as a cargo airport for the city of Columbus, although the U.S. Air Force still maintains a presence there in the form of the Ohio Air National Guard, and a growing number of passenger charter carriers are using the airport as well. Rickenbacker International is also the headquarters for the Ohio Military Reserve, the state defense force of Ohio.

Operations

Rickenbacker used to be run by the Rickenbacker Port Authority, until merging in 2003 with Port Columbus and Bolton field creating the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. As of July 2006, Rickenbacker is the world's 126th busiest cargo airport according to Air Cargo World.[2] Rickenbacker ranks as one of the worlds top 20 fastest growing cargo airports in July 2006 with 112,888 tons, a 15.3% increase from the previous year. This is mainly due to the transfer of AirNet Systems operations from Port Columbus International Airport to Rickenbacker. This number is expected to increase with the introduction of the new intermodal facility that is under construction. As of now it has scheduled service from FedEx along with contractors Mountain Air Cargo and CSA Air and UPS along with contractors Air Cargo Carriers. Multi-weekly 747 freighter service is operated by Evergreen International Airlines, Atlas Air, and Kalitta Air. Other airlines based at Rickenbacker are Snow Aviation and Air Tahoma. Rickenbacker International Airport was also the site for filming all aircraft exterior shots in the movie Air Force One starring Harrison Ford. Rickenbacker was recently chosen as the host airport for the 2007 Gathering of Mustangs and Legends air show.

Facilities and aircraft

Rickenbacker International Airport covers an area of 4,342 acres (1,757 ha) which contains two runways:[1]

  • Runway 5R/23L: 12,102 x 200 ft. (3,689 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 5L/23R: 11,937 x 150 ft. (3,638 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 56,998 aircraft operations, an average of 156 per day: 41% air taxi, 28% military, 23% general aviation and 9% scheduled commercial. There are 72 aircraft based at this airport: 14% single engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% jet aircraft, 44% helicopters and 31% military aircraft.[1]

In December, 2006 PlanetSpace entered negotiations with the Ohio government to build a spaceport at Rickenbacker.[3]

Passenger airlines and destinations

Cargo airline service

Previous Military Tenants

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LCK PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Air Cargo World: "Top Cargo Airports of the World" with focus on Africa and Asia. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "Spaceport Ohio?". Personal Spaceflight. 2006-12-02.
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